The evolution and prospects of the phosphate industry

Mineral Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-27

  al Rawashdeh, Rami ^a   Maxwell, Philip ^b  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Phosphate industry; Phosphate markets; State ownership; Supply and demand analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962142356     PISSN: 21912203     EISSN: 21912211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13563-011-0003-8     Document Type: Article

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